Mirecourt School
Rene Morizot
Mirecourt, 1917–2001
2001 Mirecourt France. Sixth son of Louis Morizot, above, and the last of the dynasty, known as ‘Le Gamin’. Violin maker and pupil of Audinot, himself a popular and influential teacher. Established independently in Mirecourt from 1933, but spent five years as a German prisoner of war. Prolific maker\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
24 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 360, good condition Lot 59 | Laurent | December 2024 | £1,705est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | Branded R. Morizot, fingerboard missing, fair condition Lot 2000 | Laurent | June 2024 | £514est. £200 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1955-1960 c. n°948 | — | December 2011 | £1,806 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1950 c. | — | June 2011 | £1,106 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1952 n°393 | — | June 2010 | £1,036 |
| Viola | 40.7 cm Mirecourt, 1960 c. | — | June 2010 | £2,382 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm n°586 | — | March 2010 | £1,898 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1950 c. | — | December 2009 | £1,251 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | December 2008 | £1,126 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1934 | — | October 2008 | £1,638 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1954 Workshop of | — | June 2007 | £802 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1952 #395 | — | December 2005 | £639 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1934 | — | April 2004 | £1,616 |
| Violin | 194? | — | June 2003 | £1,156 |
| Violin | 1900 c. | — | June 2003 | £745 |
| Violin | 1952 | — | December 2001 | £945 |
| Violin | 1950 c. | — | December 1999 | £590 |
| Violin | 1937 | — | June 1998 | £644 |
| Viola | 40.5 cm 1969 | — | November 1997 | £747 |
| Violin | — | May 1996 | £2,255 | |
| Violin | 1937 | — | November 1992 | £2,068 |
| Violin | 1977 | — | October 1991 | £418 |
| Violin | 1956 | — | July 1990 | £605 |
| Violin | — | March 1989 | £550 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
MORIZOT, René Born 1917, d.2001 Mirecourt France. Sixth son of Louis Morizot, above, and the last of the dynasty, known as ‘Le Gamin’. Violin maker and pupil of Audinot, himself a popular and influential teacher. Established independently in Mirecourt from 1933, but spent five years as a German prisoner of war. Prolific maker of Stradivari and Guarneri models: violins, violas and cellos. Fine workmanship and materials.
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